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Showing Paragliding. Switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
The sun is not up yet — no daylight to fly
NESW 288° WNW
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
9
mph base
Gusts
13
mph
Temp
63°
F
Dew point
41°
F
Elevation
4,032
ft MSL
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What we look for at Silesia

Wind direction

NE (45°) → SE (135°)

The wind must blow from within this arc. Direction is the same for both wings.

Ideal speed

7–15 mph

Ceiling · Paragliding

≤ 19 mph base · gusts ≤ 23

Top of the range for paragliding (any rating). Switch wings up top to compare. Hang gliders hold roughly 10 mph more than paragliders.

Low bluffs (~4,000 ft) over the valley near the Silesia community in Carbon County, south-central MT. No flying guide or pilot report was found, so the NE-through-SE window is inferred. Typical low-relief risks: thermal/mechanical turbulence in midday heating, lee rotor if wind backs to W/SW/N, and gusty frontal passages. Morning or evening glass-off is best. Rating, launch, and access unknown - confirm with Billings-area pilots and landowner before flying.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Monday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:28 PM
6a
19g32
NW
7a
5g17
N
8a
3g15
NNW
9a
20g35
WNW
10a
24g36
WNW
11a
27g38
WNW
12p
30g41
WNW
1p
35g46
WNW
2p
35g47
WNW
3p
36g49
WNW
4p
34g46
WNW
5p
31g44
WNW
6p
28g39
NW
7p
19g30
NW
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Flyable flyable 2pm–3pm 🌅 sunset 7:26 PM
6a
7g8
S
7a
8g8
S
8a
7g9
S
9a
5g12
SE
10a
7g13
E
11a
7g15
E
12p
6g11
ESE
1p
9g11
SSE
2p
5g8
ESE
3p
12g12
E
4p
16g17
ENE
5p
18g21
ENE
6p
18g23
ENE
7p
8g17
ENE
Flyable 12pm–5pm — best around 3pm: 12 mph E, gusts 12. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Wednesday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:24 PM
6a
4g7
W
7a
4g7
WNW
8a
3g8
WNW
9a
3g9
NW
10a
4g11
NNW
11a
5g13
N
12p
6g15
N
1p
6g17
NNE
2p
7g18
NNE
3p
8g20
NE
4p
9g20
NE
5p
10g21
NE
6p
10g20
NE
7p
9g19
NE
No usable window today.
Thursday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:22 PM
6a
3g5
W
7a
2g9
W
8a
2g13
WNW
9a
1g17
NW
10a
1g18
NE
11a
3g18
E
12p
4g19
E
1p
5g22
E
2p
5g26
E
3p
6g28
E
4p
7g26
E
5p
8g24
ENE
6p
8g22
ENE
7p
7g23
ENE
No usable window today.
Friday Caution workable 3pm 🌅 sunset 7:20 PM
6a
4g8
W
7a
4g7
W
8a
4g8
WNW
9a
3g10
WNW
10a
3g15
NNW
11a
4g21
NNE
12p
6g24
NNE
1p
7g22
NE
2p
7g18
NE
3p
8g14
NE
4p
8g15
NE
5p
8g16
NE
6p
7g17
NE
7p
5g16
NNE
Borderline only 3pm — best around 3pm: 8 mph NE, gusts 14. All borderline — fly it with a close eye.
Saturday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:18 PM
6a
4g10
SW
7a
4g11
SW
8a
3g13
SW
9a
3g14
SSW
10a
3g14
SSW
11a
3g14
SW
12p
2g14
SW
1p
2g16
WSW
2p
3g18
W
3p
3g20
W
4p
3g19
SW
5p
3g17
SSW
6p
4g16
S
7p
5g16
S
Wind's out of the SW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable no window 🌅 sunset 7:16 PM
7a
5g15
WSW
8a
5g17
W
9a
6g19
WNW
10a
7g20
NW
11a
9g22
NW
12p
11g23
NNW
1p
11g24
NNW
2p
10g24
N
3p
10g24
N
4p
9g24
NNE
5p
9g24
NNE
6p
9g23
NE
7p
8g22
NE
Wind's out of the NW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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